ILL-FATED JOURNEY™

Chapter 50

Everyone went silent. Even the room went still as hardly a breath could be heard. Then the

Queen muttered, "Get an heir out her Vlad. She has... spirit." With a regal wave, she dismissed

them.

Once they were out of the room Charles found his voice and exclaimed. "Fuck me, mother likes 

her!"

Vlad's and Azura's heads swivelled in his direction then they glanced at each other then back at

him. Vlad asked. "Were you not there?"

"She's alive and not being dragged off to the tower. Mother likes her." Charles repeated.

Puzzled Azura asked. "Why are you so sure of this?"

"No one stands up to the old bird. Everyone dances to her tune. She coddles the boys, so they

get away with anything but every woman that walks into a room with her has had to take her

barbs and like it. Plus, she respects power and backbone. You showed her plenty. She likes it in 

her heirs as well."

Vlad smiled as he agreed. "She does like ruthlessness."

"It's why she likes Vlad too." Charles pointed out grinning and Vlad's eyes widened. "So, don't 

worry she'll back your little cause, plus she likes a good scrap as well."

"So glad we can provide her with entertainment," Azura remarked with a roll of her eyes and a 

wry twist of her lips.

"What were you thinking?" Vlad rounded on her and Charles discretely made his exit, not

wanting to be a witness to their quarrel.

"I was thinking I had enough of people treating me like shit!"

"What if this had gone another way?" Vlad asked angrily. "Did you even think about Irena or me?

Did you even think about what would happen if she made good on her threats? No one knows

we're here and you are not supposed to even exist! We came here for help not to make a 

powerful enemy!"

Azura hung her head as she apologized "I'm sorry but when she started talking about Irena 

passing and referring to me as 'it', I lost it."

"You think you're the first noble she's insulted! She insults everyone who doesn't meet her

standards...which is everyone! And what she said about Irena is the truth!" Azura's eyes lifted to

his in a fury of rage, but he continued. "It's a reality she will have to live with. Just like I have to 

deal with her mother being black!"

"If the colour of my skin offended you so much..."